Bombay High Court

NANDABAI W/O DILIP PATIL AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: S G CHAPALGAONKAR

Holding

The Court held that the amendment period is extended by four weeks, with dismissal of the applications if amendment is not effected by 27 February 2026.

Summary

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, entertained a large number of pending criminal applications and writ petitions. The Court observed that many of these matters required amendment of pleadings. To give the parties a final opportunity, the Court extended the time for amendment by an additional four weeks, setting a final deadline of 27 February 2026. It warned that failure to amend within this period would result in dismissal of the applications without further reference. The order also directed that any interim relief granted earlier should continue until the new deadline.

Issues considered

Whether the Court should grant an extension of time for amendment of pending criminal applications and writ petitions

Subjects

procedural law
extension of time
amendment of pleadings
criminal applications
high court order

Judgment

                                                               1091 to 1106.odt
                                    (1)


         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD
             1091 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 149 OF 2019
                                ...
            1092 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3162 OF 2019
                                ...
             1093 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 174 OF 2025
                                ...
             1094 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 213 OF 2025
                                ...
             1095 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 353 OF 2025
                                ...
             1096 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 387 OF 2025
                                ...
             1097 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 802 OF 2025
                                ...
            1098 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1761 OF 2025
                                ...
            1099 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1849 OF 2025
                                ...
            1100 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2282 OF 2025
                                ...
            1101 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3420 OF 2025
                                ...
         1102 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3983 OF 2025 WITH
               CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4936 OF 2025
                                ...
            1103 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4200 OF 2025
                                ...
            1104 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4325 OF 2025
                                …
            1105 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 801 OF 2021
                                …
           1106 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1138 OF 2023
                                …
Respective AGP’s for Respondent/State : Mr. K.N. Lokhande, Mr. S.A.
            Gaikwad, Mr. V.M. Lomte, Mr. K.B. Jadhavar
                                ...
                         CORAM : S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.
                           DATED : JANUARY 17, 2026

PER COURT :-

1.          Time to carry out amendment is extended by further four

weeks    from     today,   as   a         last   chance   in   respective

petitions/applications.
                                                              1091 to 1106.odt
                                     (2)


2.           If amendment is not carried out within stipulated period,

petitions/applications shall stand dismissed without further reference

to this Court.

3.           Stand over to 27.02.2026.

4.           Interim relief, if any, to continue till then.




                                           (S.G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.)




Mujaheed//

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